Compass



WITNESS:

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w. CHAMPION I COMPASS Filed Feb. 4. 1924 7- G/mvP/m/ Y INVEN'I'ORPatented Jan. 19, 1926.

UNITED v s T. TES

PATENT OFFICE.

WARREN CHAMPION, QFPEKIN, ILLINOIS.

COMPASS.

Application filed February 4, 1924. Seria1.No. 690,574.

and association of a compass whereby'the device may be immediatelyarranged in place and the compass structure readily thrown to horizontalposition for ready observation.

An object of the invention is the novel.

manner of housing the compass when not in use so as to fully protectsame.

Besides the above my invention is distinguished in the novelconstruction of hinged connection between the compass structure andeasing so that the compass structure will be accurately supported inhorizontal position so as to assure accurate operation of the compass.

With these and other objects 1n view the inventionwill be betterunderstood from the following detailed description taken in con: nectionwith the accompanying drawing wherein Fig. 1 is a front elevation of thedevice.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the com- I pass structure in horizontalposition.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 -3 V of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view illustrat .ing the hinge structure. 7

Referring more particularly to the draw.-

ings the device is shown as attached to dash board A of a motor vehicleand includes a 40 casing 1 having projecting therefrom a ri m' '2 forattachment to the dash board. lt'wlll be noted that at th p nt o junct eo the rim with the casingl I arrange a slot 3 for the purposehereinafter described.

.The compass structures! of well known design has a flange 5 projectingtherefrom whichis hinged to thecasing-asindicated at 6. A lip 7, acontinuation of theflange 5, is so arranged that when the compassstructure is moved outwardly from the casing l I "the 11p 7 will, engagethe under surface of the casing to limit the movement of the com passstructure to a horizontal position thereby positioning the compassstructure so as to be easily observed and besides to assure properoperation of thecompass needle.

To complete the invention I provide the clip 8 for holding the compassstructure within the casing when not in use and owing to the arrangementof parts will be seen the compass structure is'efl'ectively held inposition against breakage. f

It is, of course, to be understood that the A invention may beconstructed in various other manners and the different relations, thereore, I do not .desire to be limited in any 'manner except as set forthinthe claim'hereunto appended. Having thus described my invention whatI'claim is: v

projecting therefrom and a slot arranged atv the juncture of the flangewith the casing, a compass structure; a flange projeetingfrom= thecompass structure and hinged to the j casing-flange, a lip formed on theend of the flange of the compass structure and movable through said slotwhereby to engage one "side of the casing to limit themoveme'ntof V thecompass structure to a horizontal poso sition.- g

,In' testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WARREN CHAMPION.

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r In comblnation, a caslnghavlng a flange

